Executive Dictator of MDOT

I was sent this email from March 2006.

It reads like something from the former Soviet Union. "The Director" is Butch Brown. The "10th floor" is Butch Brown's people.

The Director has issued the following directive effective immediately:

There will be no information given to Commission Dick Hall or his staff. If Commissioner Hall or his staff request information, that request is to be sent to the 10th floor for further handling.

If you are contacted by Commissioner Hall or his staff, you are instructed to inform me of the request. If I am not available, you may inform Keith Purvis. Either Keith or I will send the request to the 10th floor administration.

John B. Pickering
Roadway Design Division Engineer
Mississippi Department of Transportation
Phone: (601) 359-7257
Fax: (601) 359-7063

In 1999, 129,952 people in Mississippi's Central District voted for Dick Hall to represent their transportation needs. In 2003, 152,320 Mississippians voted for Dick Hall. In 2007, 126,145 Mississippians voted for Dick Hall.

2 people voted for Butch Brown: Wayne Brown and Bill Minor.

Thanks to their two votes, Butch Brown was able to ignore more than a hundred thousand Mississippi voters. The Mississippi Senate should remedy this and not confirm him for another term.